Hari Paskah adalah hari libur
Of all days of the year,
Sepanjang hari dalam setahun,
And all the little schoolfellows went out to play
Dan semua murid sekolah kecil pergi bermain
But Sir William was not there.
Tapi Sir William tidak ada di sana.
Mamma went to the School wife house
Mamma pergi ke rumah istri Sekolah
And knocked at the ring,
Dan mengetuk cincin itu,
Saying, “Little Sir William, if you are there,
Mengatakan, “Tuan Sir kecil, jika Anda berada di sana,
Pray let your mother in.”
Berdoalah biarkan ibumu masuk. “
The School wife open’d the door and said:
Istri Sekolah membuka pintu dan berkata:
“He is not here today.
“Dia tidak ada di sini hari ini.
He is with the little schoolfellows out on the green
Dia bersama anak-anak sekolah kecil di atas green
Playing some pretty play.”
Memainkan permainan yang bagus. “
Mamma went to the Boyne water
Mamma pergi ke air Boyne
That is so wide and deep,
Itu sangat luas dan dalam,
Saying, “Little Sir William, if you are there,
Mengatakan, “Tuan Sir kecil, jika Anda berada di sana,
Oh pity your mother’s weep.”
Oh, kasihan tangis ibumu. “
“How can I pity your weep, mother,
“Bagaimana saya bisa mengasihimu tangis, ibu,
And I so long in pain?
Dan aku begitu lama kesakitan?
For the little pen knife sticks close to my heart
Untuk pisau pena kecil menempel di hatiku
And the School wife hath me slain.
Dan istri sekolah telah membunuh saya.
“Go home, go home, my mother dear,
“Pulanglah, pulanglah, sayang sayang sayang,
And prepare my winding sheet,
Dan siapkan lembar berkelok-kelokku,
For tomorrow morning before eight o’clock,
Besok pagi sebelum pukul delapan,
You with my body shall meet.
Anda dengan tubuh saya akan bertemu.
“And lay my Prayer Book at my head,
“Dan bukalah Buku Doa saya di kepala saya,
And my grammar at my feet,
Dan tata bahasaku di kakiku,
That all the little schoolfellows as they pass by
Bahwa semua murid sekolah kecil saat mereka lewat
May read them for my sake.”
Bisa membacanya demi saya. “